Opinion and ideas

Lily Allen shows that for young women, power lies in the tell-all

In women’s hands, the confessional has become a form of self-possession

Why I back the baccalaureate

The government’s plan to scrap funding for the IB in English state schools will reinforce a two-tier system

Britain can’t afford to delay its green energy transition

Stalling our transformation of the grid will only harm the environment, raise costs, and risk jobs

Postgraduate study shouldn’t just be for the wealthy

Many students from underprivileged backgrounds can’t access postgraduate education – and Britain suffers for it

Politics has left gen Z screaming into the void

As Labour loses support among young people, others are standing by to hoover it up

Use Russia's money to defend Ukraine

Nato’s European members and the EU need to join forces and provide Ukraine with the resources it desperately needs

‘Badenoch and Farage should stop making rules they can’t keep’

The leaders’ new ‘golden rules’ for the economy are clumsy, inflexible and unnecessarily restrictive

Israel will have to address its self-inflicted PTSD

The country’s citizens face a looming ‘moral hazard’ as they come to terms with atrocities in Gaza

The Bruce Springsteen biopic will be blinded by his light

Scott Cooper’s authorised film about the musician may struggle to capture his creative spark

When France is such a joke, there's nothing else to do but laugh

Despite political crises, a jailed ex-president and the Louvre robbery, the French are looking on the bright side

The king and the pope have a lot to pray for together

For the first time in nearly a thousand years, an English monarch has prayed alongside a pope. The historic thaw in the Crown’s relationship with the Vatican comes at a crucial moment

The business of dying is changing. It’s time to regulate it

Our approach to death and funerals is becoming simpler and more modern – the sector needs to follow suit

Schools can’t blind our children to the injustices in Gaza

The author of The Boy at the Back of the Classroom asks why staff and pupils are being muted by headteachers

‘Wales should stick with Labour’

Welsh Labour is not the only left-leaning party to lose voters, but a Senedd led by Eluned Morgan may buck the trend

It’s not enough. But removing Andrew’s dukedom is a start

There are many more changes to come if we want a truly modernised monarchy

The police made a mistake. Starmer is right to wade in

The ban on fans of the Israeli team has become a political football, with police and the PM on opposing teams

Without a two-state solution, what hope is there?

Both sides in the conflict are entrenched in their unwillingness to cede ground to the other

What Gaza and Israel can learn from Northern Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement proves that once bitter enemies can be brought together